Michel D�nzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...] > > Until aptitude understands '--target-release', this is not an option > > for those running a mixed system, like myself. > > > > If I could do 'aptitude -t unstable install gnome', it would be > > perfect. > > That would be nice indeed, but in the meantime, you can try selecting > the unstable version of the gnome package in the aptitude UI and working > your way through the dependencies. With extensive dependency chains like in the case of the gnome meta-package this is not exactly fun to do. My quickest workaround for such situtations is to temporarily rename apt.conf (containing APT::Default-Release "testing";) and then do aptitude install foobar. As far as I understand, this does essentially the same as setting --target-release to unstable. Thanks, Johannes
